{"data":{"id":"us/43-cfr-3137.60","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"43 CFR 3137.60","heading":"As the unit operator, what are my obligations?","body":"As the unit operator—\n(a) You must comply with the terms and conditions of the unit agreement, Federal laws and regulations, lease terms and stipulations, and BLM notices and orders;\n(b) You must provide to BLM evidence of acceptable bonding. Acceptable bonding means a bond in an amount which is no less than the sum of the individual Federal bonding requirements for each of the NPR-A leases committed to the unit. You may also meet this requirement if you add the unit operator as a principal to lease bonds to reach the required amount; and\n(c) The bond must be payable to the Secretary of the Interior.","path":["Title 43—Public Lands: Interior","Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Public Lands","CHAPTER II—BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","SUBCHAPTER C—MINERALS MANAGEMENT (3000)","PART 3130—OIL AND GAS LEASING: NATIONAL PETROLEUM RESERVE, ALASKA","Subpart 3137—Unitization Agreements—National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-43.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:15Z","sha256":"ee729e05b3d951071b9a6fe404904754aaac7c2cfeea8c6ee1cd75382211b252","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/43-cfr-3137.52","next":"us/43-cfr-3137.61"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}